OPINION: How long is too long in power?
DEAR News Of The Area, AT this time of elections and war it is worth contemplating the role of leadership, or the lack thereof, and the exercise of power. A common feature of leadership is the belief that one…
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OPINION: Benefits of growing Kohlrabi!
DEAR News Of The Area, IN the regular articles featured in this space about growing vegetables I would like to add a vegetable that is relatively easy to grow and does well from Autumn to Spring. It’s kohlrabi. For…
Bring out your tie-dye: Woodstock in the Valley is here
THE schedule has been released and all preparations are nearing completion for the Woodstock in the Valley festival to be held at Macksville Showground on Saturday 14 May. Diane Potter, Project Manager with Nambucca Rotary told News Of The…
Police on the Streets: Nambucca Valley Police News
– ON 22 April 2022 Police were alerted to a domestic violence incident occurring at a Bowraville address. A 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene for a malicious damage offence. The accused man was charged at Macksville Police…
Independent Candidate Caz Heise Outlines Policy Promises On Key Issues
INDEPENDENT candidate for Cowper Caz Heise has released several policy statements in the past two weeks. Ms Heise said cost of living pressures are hitting people in Cowper hard. A former Director of Nursing and Midwifery at the Coffs…
Cowper Candidates Forum to be held on Saturday in South West Rocks
ON Saturday 7 May Voices of South West Rocks Incorporated (VOSWRC Inc) is hosting a Cowper Candidates Forum for the upcoming Federal Election, to be held on Saturday 21 May. Early voting begins on Monday 9 May. Candidates invitees…
Join the Bell Miner bird citizen science project
THE Bell Miner challenge was the subject of a free, citizen science workshop held in Valla last week, Tuesday 26 April. Nambucca Valley Landcare and North Coast Local Land Services joined forces for the workshop with local experts to…
Greens announce plan for local skilled jobs program
THE Greens candidates for Page and Cowper, Kashmir Miller and Timothy Nott, have announced a TAFE-to-Jobs Guarantee and skilled jobs program that includes apprenticeships for TAFE students in the Mid-North Coast and Clarence Valley regions. Nationally, the Greens have…
Volunteering expo matches you with the best-fit opportunity
VOLUNTEERS from neighbouring districts are being welcomed to Volunteering Coffs Harbour’s inaugural volunteer expo on Wednesday 18 May at the Cavanbah Centre main hall from 12.30-2.30. The free expo provides an opportunity for community organisations which support volunteering to…
Up Armidale Road: a documentary, song and community memories
UTUNGUN Community Hall is hosting an enchanting and emotional evening of film and song which has emerged from personal stories in the aftermath of Nymboida’s firestorm. With funding from Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), creatives Grace Hickey…